Memorial
Morpeth Congregational Church
Current Location
Town Hall (Morpeth Town Council), Market Square, Morpeth, Castle Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1LZ, England
OS Grid Reference
NZ 19817 85942
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 34134
- Description
- The plaque, about 4 feet by 3 feet, with dome at centre top, into which is set a cross in red. lettering is incised and enameled black, with red initials using Roman upper- and lower-case lettering. There is a wide border with a simplified Celtic knot design, raised in casting on a pecked background. The names from WW2 and incised and painted black in the lower border. The names are in a single column.
- Inscription
- IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18/ (9 NAMES)/ THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE/ ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THIS CONGREGATION SEPT. 1919/ 1939-1945/ (2 NAMES)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 9
- Died
- 9
- Information shown
- Names, rank, regiment and date of death
- Order of names
- Rank, Name, Regiment, Date of Death
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 2
- Died
- 2
- Information shown
- Names, rank and date of death
- Order of names
- Rank, name and date of death
Components
- Plaque
Height: C 3FT
Width: C 4FT
Made from: Brass
Condition: Good
- Morpeth Herald on 18/11/1921 reported on a service to mark the second anniversary of the unveiling of the plaque. Source: Media Library. Published:..N/A. Morpeth, Northumberland
- http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7970 - North East War Memorial Project ref: M17.10